Silver Firs, WA Political Map | Democrat & Republican Areas in Silver Firs

By the BestNeighborhood data science team. Last updated May 2026.

Silver Firs leans slightly Democratic by roughly 10 points: about 55% of voters vote Democratic and 45% Republican.

 

About 86% of adults in Silver Firs typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Silver Firs, ~47% vote Democratic, ~39% Republican, and ~14% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.

How Silver Firs compares

Among cities within 25 miles, Silver Firs leans more Democratic than 26 of 81 neighbors.

Silver Firs runs about 9 points more Republican than Washington as a whole.

Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Silver Firs. The west side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+18) and the southwest side is the least Democratic-leaning (Even), a spread of about 16 points.

Why Silver Firs leans the way it does

This analysis examined 14,881 data points per city to find what predicts political lean and turnout. The items below are a few correlations that stood out for Silver Firs, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.

Dense areas vote Democratic. About 85% of residents in Silver Firs live in densely developed areas, about 49 points above the U.S. average of 36%. High college attainment predicts Democratic voting, and Silver Firs sits in the top quarter (about 52%, above 94% of cities).

Population density and Democratic lean

Places with high population density tend to lean Democratic; Silver Firs, WA sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure.

Why turnout in Silver Firs looks the way it does

Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Silver Firs is in the top quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. The dental-visit rate here is about 70%, about 10 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Homeowners vote more often than renters, and about 91% of households in Silver Firs own their home, compared to around 68% in nearby cities. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 97% of adults in Silver Firs have completed high school, above 87% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.

Sources and methodology

Precinct-level voting records used to fit the model come from Washington Secretary of State, Elections, distributed by the Voting and Election Science Team. Demographic inputs come from the U.S. Census Bureau (ACS 5-year estimates and the 2020 Decennial Census). Health and environmental inputs come from the CDC (PLACES and the Environmental Justice Index). Land cover comes from the USGS and EPA. Election-day and lead-up weather come from PRISM 4km daily grids and the NOAA Global Historical Climatology Network. Mail-voting and election-administration patterns come from the MIT Election Lab's Survey of the Performance of American Elections. Block-group crime detail comes from CrimeGrade. Internet data and modeling support provided by ISPreports.org.

Modeling and analysis by the BestNeighborhood data science team. Full methodology and findings: political spectrum map.

Methodology reviewed by the BestNeighborhood data team. Last updated May 2026.